snooker
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Britannica Dictionary definition of SNOOKER
[noncount]
2
snooker
/ˈsnʊkɚ/
Brit
/ˈsnuːkə/
verb
snookers;
snookered;
snookering
2
snooker
/ˈsnʊkɚ/
Brit
/ˈsnuːkə/
verb
snookers;
snookered;
snookering
Britannica Dictionary definition of SNOOKER
[+ object]
informal
1
US
:
to trick or deceive (someone)
— often used as (be) snookered
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She snookered [=hoodwinked] her parents into buying her a new car.
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I have a feeling we've been snookered.
2
British
:
to prevent (someone) from doing or achieving something
— often used as (be) snookered
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He was ahead early in the match, but he snookered himself. [=he caused his own defeat by performing badly]
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They wanted to build a museum but were snookered [=thwarted] by city regulations.
